Bob Dylan (Most people just call him Dylan) was the poet laureate of my generation (60s, 70's and 80's). His song catalogue is stunningly unbelievable. He received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and is a living legend.
It's so funny that you are surprised by his younger age because this is much later in his career and he was about 45 years old for this Infamous performance and tour with Tom Petty in 1986. Tom Petty in turn was highly influenced by Bob Dylan and opened for him. Some say that you can hear the change in Tom Petty's singing delivery after he toured with Bob Dylan. The two of them had incredible chemistry together. This performances from 1986 but the song actually came out in 1973 and it was in the soundtrack to a movie and the very short and simple lyrics describe a scene in the movie where a frontier lawman dies, if I remember correctly. Bob Dylan wrote abstract lyrics a lot and is generally considered to be America's poet from that era. In fact he won the Nobel Prize in poetry in 2016. He's still alive and releasing music and now he is in his early 80s. He really became well-known and famous in the early to mid 1960s when he was quite young. You definitely should check out his early pioneering music video from around 1965 called Subterranean Homesick Blues. He is about 24 I think for that one, and it was a huge hit, and it is to me a form of early rap. I swear to God it looks like he's about 17 years old in that!
Bob Dylan is a genre unto himself. The Nobel prize committee thought so too, awarding him the prize for literature in 2016 as a Poet Laureate based on his lifetime body of work since about 1960. Part of the award citation read "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". You owe it to yourself to get to know him.
Bob Dylan is one of the most prolific song writers ever. I've never cared much for his voice but it has grown on me over the years but he is poet. He has sooooooo many songs many recorded by other artists that people have no idea he even wrote.
Bob Dylan teamed up with Tom Petty again in a super group called The Traveling Wilburys. The members were Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. Each member a legend. You could do many reactions to each of these talented and successful musicians.
Knocking on heavens, door was written for the soundtrack of the movie Pat Garrett, and Billy the Kid. It takes place in the old wild West Pat Garrett was the marshal gets his badge. Lots of songs have been written about Bob Dylan. In these songs, Dylan’s voice has been described as a voice that came from you and me and like sand and glue.
Well, hopefully you are disabused of that notions now as it is an easily verifiable fact that the song was written for the film as described. Dylan was tasked with creating the music for the film and the song appears originally on the album of the same name as the film.
Bob Dylan started out as a folk singer, and his work often included protest songs, like 'Blowin' in the Wind', and 'The Times are Changing'. He sang on the steps in DC before Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. He has won a Nobel Prize for his song writing...
The guy harmonizing with Dylan is Tom Petty from the tour when Dylan toured with The Heartbreakers (and I saw in person) The song itself is from the film “Pat Garrett &Billy The Kid” and is played when Slim Pickins (playing Sheriff Colin Baker) is shot and killed. Beautiful, powerful scene in the film.
Dylan: top songwriter of them all. Starting 1961 to present. Blowin' in the Wind, Times the are A changing, Mr. Tamborine Man, Like a Rolling Stone. Hurricane. , All along The Watchtower. Tangled up in Blue. Literally hundreds of others. The only songwriter in history to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Bob Dylan is the only songwriter to ever win the Noble Prize for Literature. In the sixties he was king of the protest song. True poet. Check into him, you won't be sorry.
Oh, girl … you are very close to the call, the core … the mother load now. The greatest singer-songwriter of the last 100 years, according to many, including me. Bob Dylan is the axis around which everything rotates in the musical universe. Take care girl and cheers 🍹
(The greatest singer-songwriter of the last 100 years) Personally I go back and forth between Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen depending on the day. Their both certainly at the very top yeah!
Not too close...;I'm sure her next five reactions will be to K pop or something from American Idol. No rhyme or reason, even when great artists she reacts to get thousands more views than the nonsense.
One of the most influential, ground breaking musicians of any era. Totally flipped the lid on what ‘rock’ lyrics could be and even how long a hit song could be. Saw that tour with Tom Petty. Do some research on Dylan. The influence is epic, groundbreaking and still lives on to this day. He broke the mold. I mean beyond, beyond, beyond. Shit. Even Hendrix copped Dylan’s hairdo after seeing one of Dylan’s album covers😳😳😳. Again the influence is endless and all encompassing 🙏🙏🙏
Hi BRITT The sharing of the microphone was started by the BEATLES in the early 1960s and the ROLLING STONES adopted it too. What I do know whenever I on the occasions shared a mic ir creates a great feel of bonding with your fellow musicians which permeates into the audience. I hope that helps.
Dylan shines a bright light, that has helped me find my way through the darkness. He is co-starring with Tom Petty here, they are wrapping thier voices around each other, that is why they are twos-up at the mic stand!
Bob currently is 81. I believe he was 45 in this performance. This song was from the billy the kid and pat garret soundtrack. I've seen Dylan 15 times. He is an American legend. A major influence to the beatles. Bob introduced the beatles to the drug scene Hahaha. Dylan first album came out in 1962. Also Dylan is a major part of Don McLane's American pie as the jester.
This was an odd performance to use for hearing the song for the first time, but I guess it's the first one you found for this song. Keep on digging into Dylan's repertoire, you'll be glad you did. I would suggest starting with songs from the start of his career: The Times They Are A'Changing, Tambourine Man, Blowin' In the Wind, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, It Ain't Me Babe, Lay Lady Lay, Masters Of War, etc. Then you'll have a basis for the changes to his style that came after.
All she uses are odd choices. It's an amazing thing. Ive commented on her bizarre choices for first listening, I guess she never reads the comments or couldn't care less.
Well said. I sent her an email with a ton of Dylan suggestions. And John Prine, and Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen. In a way, I don't think you can adequately react to music without a basic understanding of Bob Dylan because he influenced almost everybody, including rap and hiphop artists.
@@thedeceiver5545 Ha! Me too! There are songs that either have iconic videos or the studio versions are iconic and are missing all the nuances that make the song great and memorable. It's frustrating because I like her personality but it's hard to watch most of the choices. Peace!
Bob Dylan is one of those artists that, if you know him, you are always surprised to find people who DON'T know him....and when you discover him you are shocked at how many of his songs you know from other artists - like this one. Many people of my generation were introduced to Bob Dylan when GnR covered THIS song. BTW - congrats on 100K!!
the other guy is Tom Petty, and they went on to be in the traveling Wilburys with George Harrison and Jeff Lynn and Roy Orbison, and they all had there own bands as well
Bob is first a poet, a songwriter and for people of my age he exploded the sixties with his songs and lyrics. When he went electric at Newport festival it was like a bomb dropped on the music world. He wrote ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER made famous by Jimi Hendrix and many amazing songs collaborated with Johnny Cash etc. Recently you reacted to Joan Baez Diamonds and Rust. If you had seen the not live video you would have seen many pictures of Bob and Joan when they were King and Queen of Folk music. He has never been afraid to change Try Lay Lady Lay and tours to this day. Too much to say about Bob. You will have to go deeper.
Dylan during interviews denies being a poet. He says he wouldn’t even know how to go about writing a poem. But, he also says many self contradictory things.
I saw him late 80’s.. The only words he said to the audience was at the end when he said thank you. Fantastic show from front row center seats. I camped out to be first in line.
Bob Dylan wrote this song for the 1973 movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Sheriff Pat Garrett was played by actor James Coburn and Billy the kid was played by none other than song writer Kris Kristofferson. The scene this song was played was after a deputy played by actor Slim Pickens (always played the best cowboy parts) was sitting by a river dying of a gun shot wound in the gut.
Possibly the greatest American poet of the 20th century --- a large part of his poetry he put into songs, and his music is also extremely novel and influential. I'm not American, but I think you can't be American without a good knowledge of Dylan's work. I feel it's a vital part -- and also the best part -- of American identity... For one of his poetic masterpieces, listen to "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".
This song was written by Dylan for the movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), a western involving a sheriff. It is being performed here by Bob Dylan backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1986.
Bob Dylan is considered by some as the greatest songwriter and lyricist in musical history. He influenced a myriad of other great musicians. Thanks for the reaction to this legend.
Dylan spoke for a generation whether he wanted to or not. A Nobel laureate as Wally mentioned. Delve into his earlier catalogue, if only for yourself and put it into a historical context. It is stunning. One of his best from later in his career from the "Blood on the Tracks" album is "Tangled Up in Blue".
It doesn’t get better than Bob Dylan. He has been making poetry and music since 1950’s. Incredible catalog of lyrics and music! Bob was born in Northern Minnesota and started out in folk poetry. He is an enigma and master! Probably the most admired by other musicians.
Dylan was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature. His acceptance speech on TH-cam is important because young people don’t read and write anymore. Maybe someone will be inspired.
A lot of people talk about the influence Bob Dylan had over so many artists. But few talk about some of the people on the Folk Scene in the 1960s that influenced Dylan. Two gentlemen he looked up to were Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy who performed Irish folk music both traditional songs as well as their own song writing efforts. Bob Dylan is on record saying that Liam Clancy is the best singer he ever heard. Makem's song "Gentle Annie" and Clancy's version of "The Dutchman" are truly great works.
This is one of those artists where I feel like you need to be familiar with the studio version of his songs before getting the full impact of the live versions of his songs.
It's important to realize that the gentleman in the top hat is Tom Petty, a musical giant in his own right. I think I'll recommend you listen to an earlier version to hear Dylan's voice solo. I've always taken this song as an Old West story of the town sheriff. I've sung this song in local bands and it's so moving.
Because Bob Dylan and Tom Petty are great friends performing together here, before they join up with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison as the Traveling Wilburys, such greatness
it is just so good! AM radio never sounded so good in the 1970s! as soon as this song would end i would turn the radio dial till i could find it again!
Bob Dylan looks younger than you expected because this is an old video. This song was written for the Western movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). Dylan had a small part in the film as well. I can't make out the co-singer with certainty since the video isn't clear, but I think it's Tom Petty, who toured with Dylan circa 1987. Edit: I see the credits identified Petty and the rest of his Heartbreakers band. I think Hurricane should be your next Dylan reaction as it's based on a true story (that was also turned into a movie starring Denzel Washington)
The band backing Bob Dylan in this performance is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Bob asked them to open for him on this tour and then play with him. They are definitely a band worth checking out if you haven't already!!
Not to write a book, but Dylan is legendary. This song was written for the soundtrack of 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid', a western, and this song was the death scene of a sheriff in the movie, he'dbeen shot, his wife is who he called "mama", take this badge off of me.
This song has been covered by soooo many artists In quite a few different genres: Guns N Roses, Wyclef Jean, Eric Clapton, Warren Zevon, Booker T Jones, Babyface, Avril Lavigne, etc.
I believe tha stance enables him to maximize the use of his lungs for the harmonica. this has alwys been my favorite Dylan song, great find...great reaction
Bob Dylan's 1992 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden is interesting because many great artists performed the Dylan songs that they had covered during their careers - and of course Dylan plays as well.
Many of Dylan's concerts were sung with others at the same microphone. I love this tour with Tom Petty in the 80s. This version of Knocking on Heaven's Door is one of my favorites and nice that you included it for your wonderful reaction. There's many wonderful videos of the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour in the 70s . Bob Dylan sings Idiot Wind, Tangled up in Blue, to suggest just a couple of so many that he wrote that were performed on that great tour. The hats w/fresh flowers, makeup, etc. That tour was gypsy like, with many other musicians touring on it at different times. It was in 2 parts Work a look 😊❤
Bob Dylan is a greatest singer-songwriter ever his songs have been covered over 5000 times if you went on Wikipedia and look at the songs people have covered you would be endless and it really seems like it's endless he's not only in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the writers Hall of Fame he won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature the Nobel committee in Sweden sad he changed a generation with his music and lyrics one of his songs is named the best song ever written Like a Rolling Stone he still alive and at the age of 79, in 2020, he had the number one song, Murder Most Foul!!
This is a unique time when he toured with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They felt honored to tour with Bob Dylan who is an individual and not a band. He has received The Nobel Peace Prize in recent years. This song was part of a movie soundtrack he wrote for Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.
Never do Bob live. Phenomenal songwriter, but I have seen him live multiple times is godawful in concert. This song was from the soundtrack of pat Garrett and Billy the kid. Early in his career was an acoustic folk singer. Loved to play with grateful dead and the band and tom petty. I guarantee you have heard his songs.
Britt, this was a very atypical Bob Dylan performance. You have to hear his love songs - "If Not For You," "To Ramona," "Love Minus Zero," "Tangled Up in Blue," "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts," "Buckets of Rain," "Simple Twist of Fate." "Girl from the North Country," "Don't Think Twice," and "Just Like a Woman," just to name my favorite ten. His best love songs are his most beautiful songs.
Bob Dylan~~ the man ~~ the legend!!! He is the only songwriter to ever win the Noble Prize for Literature. His songs rules the 60's with his protest songs!!!! A true rebel WITH a cause!! Great poet, great body of work!!!. He also wrote "Blowin in the Wind", IDon't Think Twise-it's alright: Like A rolling Stone" and many others!!!
I've been enjoying your channel for a few months and am impressed by your knowledgeable reactions. I am SO surprised that you didn't know Dylan. A person could fill up most of a year reacting to one Dylan song a day, and many here would love that!
the poet of the 60s generation. lyrically and musically in the top tier. i dont always like him but when he gets it right its special. this is one of those times. stunning.
If you have a few minutes pull Bob up on Wiki and see who we're dealing with hear. Bob Dylan a giant in so MANY ways. Only Bob can be Bob. You will find 100 giants in the land of musicians who will bow down to Bob. He is iconic and fascinating as hell. He is the musician, writer and songwriters legend. That's the word for Dylan..Legendary. He will be 82 soon and many of us are surprised that he survived his reckless life. Some of us...me for example...love him. My children had to hear his sometimes strange singing while in their baby cribs but they are better off for it. So many college courses are taught around Dylan lyrics.....I'll stop now.
Growing up in the 60's and 70's Bob Dlyan was the voice of our generation. I always felt his raspy clearly worded voice was a great asset forcing the listener to think and focus more on the meaning of the well written lyrics rather then the catchy tunes which often came across as part protest, part soothsayer, part mystic lover adapt at capturing prevailing heart felt moods, and always a guiness at songs with strong mood or a powerful message.
Maybe they were trying to save on mikes 😄 - You oughta see Dylan when he uses a neck brace to play harmonica while playing the guitar. One of the funniest videos is him playing his song, Jokerman, on the David Letterman Show. At the end of the song he does a harmonica solo but immediately realizes that the harmonica he picked up is in the wrong key. Then he spends nearly a minute looking for the right harmonica while his band has to take up the slack.
Dylan wrote this song for a Western movie that he acted in and I think he played the part of Billy the Kid, the outlaw. The song, was meant to convey his speaking to his Mother as he was dying. The other gentleman with the hat is Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the heartbreakers, a fairly famous Rock Band. They appear to performing this song, from Dylan's catalog. Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize winner and he participates in all sorts of singing his material over the years.
More Dylan songs you will love and need to react to. "Like a Rolling Stone", Hurricane, The times they are a changin, Positively 4th street. So many big artists have covered Dylan songs!
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
bob is considered maybe the best ever songwriter. And he dealt with so many social issues head on. You've heard his songs. mostly covered. Blowing in the Wind, Mr. Tambourine Man, Subteranean Homesick Blues, HIghway 61 revisited. He's been covered by Jimi Hendrix; Peter Paul and Mary. Bob also did supergroup with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison called Traveling Wilbury's - listen to Handle With Care first, Down the line
My Mount Rushmore of musicians starts with Bob Dylan (rounded out with Prince, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington). You just started your trip down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole. Enjoy the journey! I suggest you start with "Like a Rolling Stone", "Simple Twist of Fate" and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"
"The Gentleman Harmonizing" is the late, great Tom Petty... Bob Dylan is one of Tom's heroes, and this. Is Bob's song. I'm sure Tom was totally stoked to be playing with Bob, and deferred all attention to him. Check out "The Traveling Wilburys"... Tom, his heroes, and their heroes, playing together.
All You Dylan Fans..........a visit to the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK is well worth the trip. That sounds like the Staple Singers doing back up? Which makes sense. They did back up with the The Band Last Waltz (The Weight) in which Dylan appeared. And Dylan was key to the success of The Band.
I just call him Bob. He has been through a lot of phases since early 1960’s . I don’t always enjoy his voice but he has been very productive song writer. Bob and Tom Petty, The Band, have done tours together. A lot people have done covers of his songs like, “All along the Watchtower “ has been covered by Jimi Hendricks and U2 and others. And at least at one time considered the best song ever by Rolling Stones magazine, “ Like a rolling stone “ 😊
While in Germany in the Army, I saw Dylan with Tom Petty and Roger McGuinn from The Byrds in 1987 in Nuremberg and this was part of the finale... Yes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Dylan must have wanted the harmony and share the stage with him. This is closing out a concert. Dylan wrote "Blowin in the Wind". A folk trio named Peter, Paul and Mary" performed "Blowin in the Wind" for the Martin Luther King event when Dr. King gave his "I have a dream" speech. Dylan also performed a song at the MLK event. His Song Book is incredible
Our greatest songwriting champion. The rabbit hole is never ending: Tangled Up In Blue, Mr Tambourine Man, Chimes of Freedom, It’s Alright Ma, Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright, Most of the Time, Desolation Row… his repertoire is unmatched.
Microphone: it brings an intimacy to the performance that separate microphones lacks perhaps. The Beatles live performances usually employed the practice.
Dylan’s “backup” band became legendary in their own right as THE BAND. Would love to hear your reaction to one of their songs-suggest “It Makes No Difference” from the film entitled “The Last Waltz.” Love your work.
I believe the mike sharing practice predates the in ear monitor, it helped harmonize when you could hear the actual voice of the one you're singing with. The Beatles did it a lot, and Dylan is of that same era.
Saw him and Petty in concert when they toured ..Portland OR. They were also a group called Traveling Wilburys.. Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne
Hi Britt! One of the greatest Bob Dylan covers is the Jimi Hendrix version of "All Along the Watch Tower". Hendrix also does a killer version of Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" in his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Oh, I just Subscribed. Have a great day!
When he performs like this the back up musicians are beyond belief top shelf. For all that when he was in his prime an acoustic guitar and the harmonica was enough to change history - quite literally. He is no youngster here. He is 81 today.
This was a song on the soundtrack of a western movie Patt Garrett and Billy The Kid. This song was written specifically for the death of the character Sheriff Cullen Baker an aging Lawman played by the legendary western actor Slim Pickens
In 1989, Bob Dylan released a collaborative live album with the Grateful Dead. It included seven covers of Dylan's songs that the Dead performed with Dylan: "Slow Train," "Gotta Serve Somebody," "Joey," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "I Want You," "Queen Jane Approximately," and "All Along the Watchtower." It was one of my favorite CDs. Then, in 2004, in Eu Claire Wisconsin, I had an opportunity to see the surviving members of the Grateful Dead in concert. Bob Dylan came out in an all-black rockabilly outfit with a big porkpie hat and played with them for more than an hour. One of my all-time best concert experiences.
Dylan's song was written (used) in the movie, "Pat Garret and Billy the Kid"...aren't we all Knocking on Heaven's Door"? Dylan!!...listen and think...with your heart. BTW, sometimes artists want the raw harmony you get when you share a single mic...don't always trust the sound guy...
Bob Dylan (Most people just call him Dylan) was the poet laureate of my generation (60s, 70's and 80's). His song catalogue is stunningly unbelievable. He received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature and is a living legend.
We just call him Dylan? Not really. I don't
@@rubroken I hear him referenced more as Dylan than Bob Dylan in casual conversations.
I call him Bobby
All true.
Surely Bob
It's so funny that you are surprised by his younger age because this is much later in his career and he was about 45 years old for this Infamous performance and tour with Tom Petty in 1986. Tom Petty in turn was highly influenced by Bob Dylan and opened for him. Some say that you can hear the change in Tom Petty's singing delivery after he toured with Bob Dylan. The two of them had incredible chemistry together.
This performances from 1986 but the song actually came out in 1973 and it was in the soundtrack to a movie and the very short and simple lyrics describe a scene in the movie where a frontier lawman dies, if I remember correctly.
Bob Dylan wrote abstract lyrics a lot and is generally considered to be America's poet from that era. In fact he won the Nobel Prize in poetry in 2016. He's still alive and releasing music and now he is in his early 80s.
He really became well-known and famous in the early to mid 1960s when he was quite young. You definitely should check out his early pioneering music video from around 1965 called Subterranean Homesick Blues. He is about 24 I think for that one, and it was a huge hit, and it is to me a form of early rap. I swear to God it looks like he's about 17 years old in that!
Infamous performance?? What's so Infamous about it? Or did you just mean 'famous'?
The world was influenced by Dylan.
Pat Garret and Billy the Kid sound track.
I have to second that recommendation for Subterranean Homesick Blues.
Bob Dylan is a genre unto himself. The Nobel prize committee thought so too, awarding him the prize for literature in 2016 as a Poet Laureate based on his lifetime body of work since about 1960. Part of the award citation read "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". You owe it to yourself to get to know him.
Bob Dylan is one of the most prolific song writers ever. I've never cared much for his voice but it has grown on me over the years but he is poet. He has sooooooo many songs many recorded by other artists that people have no idea he even wrote.
Bob Dylan teamed up with Tom Petty again in a super group called The Traveling Wilburys. The members were Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. Each member a legend. You could do many reactions to each of these talented and successful musicians.
Knocking on heavens, door was written for the soundtrack of the movie Pat Garrett, and Billy the Kid. It takes place in the old wild West Pat Garrett was the marshal gets his badge.
Lots of songs have been written about Bob Dylan. In these songs, Dylan’s voice has been described as a voice that came from you and me and like sand and glue.
I always thought he was talking about his jewish heritage...badge from the holocaust.
Well, hopefully you are disabused of that notions now as it is an easily verifiable fact that the song was written for the film as described. Dylan was tasked with creating the music for the film and the song appears originally on the album of the same name as the film.
Bob Dylan is one of the most influential songwriters of all time! His catalog is endless.
He is great!
@@brittreacts You're great!
Such a legend. This man changed history just by picking up an electric guitar.
After having first changed history just by picking up a plain ol' guitar !
true
Seem to remember everyone hating that he went electric.
@@guystephens2881 I loved it, personally... genius lyrics married to rock and roll, changed music forever...
@@jean-pierreyot5871 And a mouth-organ. And a pen.
Bob Dylan started out as a folk singer, and his work often included protest songs, like 'Blowin' in the Wind', and 'The Times are Changing'. He sang on the steps in DC before Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. He has won a Nobel Prize for his song writing...
"Like a rolling stone". "The times they are a-changing" "Masters of war"
The guy harmonizing with Dylan is Tom Petty from the tour when Dylan toured with The Heartbreakers (and I saw in person) The song itself is from the film “Pat Garrett &Billy The Kid” and is played when Slim Pickins (playing Sheriff Colin Baker) is shot and killed. Beautiful, powerful scene in the film.
I immediately thought it was Tom Petty! Awesome combination!
@@SunshineandBeagles awesome concert
Dylan: top songwriter of them all. Starting 1961 to present. Blowin' in the Wind, Times the are A changing, Mr. Tamborine Man, Like a Rolling Stone. Hurricane. , All along The Watchtower. Tangled up in Blue. Literally hundreds of others. The only songwriter in history to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
I do agree…but Kris Kirstofferson…so very close!
Bob Dylan is the only songwriter to ever win the Noble Prize for Literature. In the sixties he was king of the protest song. True poet. Check into him, you won't be sorry.
Oh, girl … you are very close to the call, the core … the mother load now. The greatest singer-songwriter of the last 100 years, according to many, including me.
Bob Dylan is the axis around which everything rotates in the musical universe.
Take care girl and cheers 🍹
(The greatest singer-songwriter of the last 100 years) Personally I go back and forth between Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen depending on the day. Their both certainly at the very top yeah!
Not too close...;I'm sure her next five reactions will be to K pop or something from American Idol. No rhyme or reason, even when great artists she reacts to
get thousands more views than the nonsense.
Exactly, hopefully this and other comments will give her a sense of his legendary stature.
@@thedeceiver5545 Don't be this dismissive of someone's musical tastes. It is not appropriate in my opinion.
Cheers
One of the most influential, ground breaking musicians of any era. Totally flipped the lid on what ‘rock’ lyrics could be and even how long a hit song could be. Saw that tour with Tom Petty. Do some research on Dylan. The influence is epic, groundbreaking and still lives on to this day. He broke the mold. I mean beyond, beyond, beyond. Shit. Even Hendrix copped Dylan’s hairdo after seeing one of Dylan’s album covers😳😳😳. Again the influence is endless and all encompassing 🙏🙏🙏
Hi BRITT The sharing of the microphone was started by the BEATLES in the early 1960s and the ROLLING STONES adopted it too. What I do know whenever I on the occasions shared a mic ir creates a great feel of bonding with your fellow musicians which permeates into the audience. I hope that helps.
Dylan shines a bright light, that has helped me find my way through the darkness. He is co-starring with Tom Petty here, they are wrapping thier voices around each other, that is why they are twos-up at the mic stand!
Bob currently is 81. I believe he was 45 in this performance. This song was from the billy the kid and pat garret soundtrack. I've seen Dylan 15 times. He is an American legend. A major influence to the beatles. Bob introduced the beatles to the drug scene Hahaha. Dylan first album came out in 1962. Also Dylan is a major part of Don McLane's American pie as the jester.
that is crazy!
The guy singing with Dylan had his own band TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS another great band you should listen to
This was an odd performance to use for hearing the song for the first time, but I guess it's the first one you found for this song. Keep on digging into Dylan's repertoire, you'll be glad you did. I would suggest starting with songs from the start of his career: The Times They Are A'Changing, Tambourine Man, Blowin' In the Wind, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, It Ain't Me Babe, Lay Lady Lay, Masters Of War, etc. Then you'll have a basis for the changes to his style that came after.
All she uses are odd choices. It's an amazing thing. Ive commented on her
bizarre choices for first listening, I guess she never reads the comments or couldn't care less.
Well said. I sent her an email with a ton of Dylan suggestions. And John Prine, and Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen. In a way, I don't think you can adequately react to music without a basic understanding of Bob Dylan because he influenced almost everybody, including rap and hiphop artists.
@@thedeceiver5545 Ha! Me too! There are songs that either have iconic videos or the studio versions are iconic and are missing all the nuances that make the song great and memorable.
It's frustrating because I like her personality but it's hard to watch most of the choices.
Peace!
Bob Dylan is one of those artists that, if you know him, you are always surprised to find people who DON'T know him....and when you discover him you are shocked at how many of his songs you know from other artists - like this one. Many people of my generation were introduced to Bob Dylan when GnR covered THIS song.
BTW - congrats on 100K!!
the other guy is Tom Petty, and they went on to be in the traveling Wilburys with George Harrison and Jeff Lynn and Roy Orbison, and they all had there own bands as well
Bob Dylan is a folk artist from the 60’s who is still performing today
Bob is first a poet, a songwriter and for people of my age he exploded the sixties with his songs and lyrics. When he went electric at Newport festival it was like a bomb dropped on the music world. He wrote ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER made famous by Jimi Hendrix and many amazing songs collaborated with Johnny Cash etc. Recently you reacted to Joan Baez Diamonds and Rust. If you had seen the not live video you would have seen many pictures of Bob and Joan when they were King and Queen of Folk music. He has never been afraid to change Try Lay Lady Lay and tours to this day. Too much to say about Bob. You will have to go deeper.
Dylan during interviews denies being a poet. He says he wouldn’t even know how to go about writing a poem. But, he also says many self contradictory things.
Dylan is the most famous singer songwriter poet painter in the 20th century amazing artist.❤❤❤
Bob Dylan is a folk artist from the 60’s who is still performing today at the age of 81 years old
that is wild... still performing at 81... couldn't be me lol i'd be enjoying that retirement life
Saw him live back in the late 90s. Played for nearly 3 hours and every song was a hit. He also gives me hope that a non singer like me can still sing.
I saw him late 80’s.. The only words he said to the audience was at the end when he said thank you. Fantastic show from front row center seats. I camped out to be first in line.
You probably can't. But keep trying and hoping.
Bob Dylan wrote this song for the 1973 movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Sheriff Pat Garrett was played by actor James Coburn and Billy the kid was played by none other than song writer Kris Kristofferson. The scene this song was played was after a deputy played by actor Slim Pickens (always played the best cowboy parts) was sitting by a river dying of a gun shot wound in the gut.
My favorite song of Dylan's is "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright "
Possibly the greatest American poet of the 20th century --- a large part of his poetry he put into songs, and his music is also extremely novel and influential. I'm not American, but I think you can't be American without a good knowledge of Dylan's work. I feel it's a vital part -- and also the best part -- of American identity... For one of his poetic masterpieces, listen to "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".
This song was written by Dylan for the movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), a western involving a sheriff. It is being performed here by Bob Dylan backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1986.
Bob Dylan is considered by some as the greatest songwriter and lyricist in musical history. He influenced a myriad of other great musicians. Thanks for the reaction to this legend.
Dylan spoke for a generation whether he wanted to or not. A Nobel laureate as Wally mentioned. Delve into his earlier catalogue, if only for yourself and put it into a historical context. It is stunning. One of his best from later in his career from the "Blood on the Tracks" album is "Tangled Up in Blue".
It doesn’t get better than Bob Dylan. He has been making poetry and music since 1950’s. Incredible catalog of lyrics and music! Bob was born in Northern Minnesota and started out in folk poetry. He is an enigma and master! Probably the most admired by other musicians.
Dylan was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature. His acceptance speech on TH-cam is important because young people don’t read and write anymore. Maybe someone will be inspired.
that is so cool!
@@brittreacts Britt, you are so cool!
A lot of people talk about the influence Bob Dylan had over so many artists. But few talk about some of the people on the Folk Scene in the 1960s that influenced Dylan. Two gentlemen he looked up to were Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy who performed Irish folk music both traditional songs as well as their own song writing efforts. Bob Dylan is on record saying that Liam Clancy is the best singer he ever heard. Makem's song "Gentle Annie" and Clancy's version of "The Dutchman" are truly great works.
This is one of those artists where I feel like you need to be familiar with the studio version of his songs before getting the full impact of the live versions of his songs.
It's important to realize that the gentleman in the top hat is Tom Petty, a musical giant in his own right. I think I'll recommend you listen to an earlier version to hear Dylan's voice solo. I've always taken this song as an Old West story of the town sheriff. I've sung this song in local bands and it's so moving.
Because Bob Dylan and Tom Petty are great friends performing together here, before they join up with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison as the Traveling Wilburys, such greatness
This is one of those songs that I can't help but tear up. Especially after watching that scene from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Cuts me deep.
it is just so good! AM radio never sounded so good in the 1970s! as soon as this song would end i would turn the radio dial till i could find it again!
Bob Dylan looks younger than you expected because this is an old video. This song was written for the Western movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). Dylan had a small part in the film as well. I can't make out the co-singer with certainty since the video isn't clear, but I think it's Tom Petty, who toured with Dylan circa 1987. Edit: I see the credits identified Petty and the rest of his Heartbreakers band. I think Hurricane should be your next Dylan reaction as it's based on a true story (that was also turned into a movie starring Denzel Washington)
The band backing Bob Dylan in this performance is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Bob asked them to open for him on this tour and then play with him. They are definitely a band worth checking out if you haven't already!!
Dylan is a beast upon himself. Musically, his catalog is immense. Writer, artist, poet....jack of all trades
Not to write a book, but Dylan is legendary. This song was written for the soundtrack of 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid', a western, and this song was the death scene of a sheriff in the movie, he'dbeen shot, his wife is who he called "mama", take this badge off of me.
that is so interesting, thanks for the info!
This song has been covered by soooo many artists In quite a few different genres: Guns N Roses, Wyclef Jean, Eric Clapton, Warren Zevon, Booker T Jones, Babyface, Avril Lavigne, etc.
Bob Marley and more still
that is so cool!
I believe tha stance enables him to maximize the use of his lungs for the harmonica. this has alwys been my favorite Dylan song, great find...great reaction
I love the way that that soul music moves me to my core, it just feels so good ❤️🔥
that is amazing! music has such a power!
Bob Dylan's 1992 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden is interesting because many great artists performed the Dylan songs that they had covered during their careers - and of course Dylan plays as well.
Glad you discovered Bob Dylan...not 40+ but passed 80, but still amazing, still going and one of the best ever.....
One of the greatest poets/songwriters ever!! Dylan is a music icon.
Many of Dylan's concerts were sung with others at the same microphone. I love this tour with Tom Petty in the 80s. This version of Knocking on Heaven's Door is one of my favorites and nice that you included it for your wonderful reaction.
There's many wonderful videos of the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour in the 70s . Bob Dylan sings Idiot Wind, Tangled up in Blue, to suggest just a couple of so many that he wrote that were performed on that great tour. The hats w/fresh flowers, makeup, etc. That tour was gypsy like, with many other musicians touring on it at different times. It was in 2 parts
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Bob Dylan is a greatest singer-songwriter ever his songs have been covered over 5000 times if you went on Wikipedia and look at the songs people have covered you would be endless and it really seems like it's endless he's not only in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the writers Hall of Fame he won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature the Nobel committee in Sweden sad he changed a generation with his music and lyrics one of his songs is named the best song ever written Like a Rolling Stone he still alive and at the age of 79, in 2020, he had the number one song, Murder Most Foul!!
Bob Dylan won the noble prize for poetry. He is in his 80’s now
This is a unique time when he toured with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They felt honored to tour with Bob Dylan who is an individual and not a band. He has received The Nobel Peace Prize in recent years. This song was part of a movie soundtrack he wrote for Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid.
Never do Bob live. Phenomenal songwriter, but I have seen him live multiple times is godawful in concert. This song was from the soundtrack of pat Garrett and Billy the kid. Early in his career was an acoustic folk singer. Loved to play with grateful dead and the band and tom petty. I guarantee you have heard his songs.
Bob Has the curly hair and harmonica . He’s a Great song writer!
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Britt, this was a very atypical Bob Dylan performance.
You have to hear his love songs - "If Not For You," "To Ramona," "Love Minus Zero," "Tangled Up in Blue," "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts," "Buckets of Rain," "Simple Twist of Fate." "Girl from the North Country," "Don't Think Twice," and "Just Like a Woman," just to name my favorite ten. His best love songs are his most beautiful songs.
Good one here, Bob has a very distinct sound, hear him once and you'll always recognize his voice
Master singer and song writer. Legendary song!
You young people have got so much to learn and look forward to. They were great times, music-wise at least.
Bob Dylan is a vast collection of many, many people... keep listening..
Side note he is a Nobel peace prize winning writer😮
wow did not know that!
It was a Nobel Prize for Literature…not Peace.
Bob Dylan~~ the man ~~ the legend!!! He is the only songwriter to ever win the Noble Prize for Literature. His songs rules the 60's with his protest songs!!!! A true rebel WITH a cause!! Great poet, great body of work!!!. He also wrote "Blowin in the Wind", IDon't Think Twise-it's alright: Like A rolling Stone" and many others!!!
I've been enjoying your channel for a few months and am impressed by your knowledgeable reactions. I am SO surprised that you didn't know Dylan. A person could fill up most of a year reacting to one Dylan song a day, and many here would love that!
You could do a Bob Dylan only reaction channel and have enough material for a year at your current rate.
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@@brittreacts...it's true
For me. It’s Blood on The Tracks. Virtually every cut. I know the catalogue is so much deeper. But I always come here.
the poet of the 60s generation. lyrically and musically in the top tier. i dont always like him but when he gets it right its special. this is one of those times. stunning.
If you have a few minutes pull Bob up on Wiki and see who we're dealing with hear. Bob Dylan a giant in so MANY ways. Only Bob can be Bob. You will find 100 giants in the land of musicians who will bow down to Bob. He is iconic and fascinating as hell. He is the musician, writer and songwriters legend. That's the word for Dylan..Legendary. He will be 82 soon and many of us are surprised that he survived his reckless life. Some of us...me for example...love him. My children had to hear his sometimes strange singing while in their baby cribs but they are better off for it. So many college courses are taught around Dylan lyrics.....I'll stop now.
This song was written for the soundtrack of a movie and I believe it was used during a scene when one of the characters dies.
Tom Petty is a star too---so they probably want him totally upfront with Dylan while they are both singing.
And if you listen to him more you will realize that he sings all his songs this way. Just how he sings.
This Dylan song was written for a movie that Dylan did the soundtrack . "Pat Garrot and Billy the kid"
Has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his gorgeous poetry
Growing up in the 60's and 70's Bob Dlyan was the voice of our generation. I always felt his raspy clearly worded voice was a great asset
forcing the listener to think and focus more on the meaning of the well written lyrics rather then the catchy tunes which often came across as part protest, part soothsayer, part mystic lover adapt at capturing prevailing heart felt moods, and always a guiness at songs with strong mood or a powerful message.
The Bob Dylan performance you NEED to react to is his 1976 live performance of 'Idiot Wind'. It's amazing.
Maybe they were trying to save on mikes 😄 - You oughta see Dylan when he uses a neck brace to play harmonica while playing the guitar. One of the funniest videos is him playing his song, Jokerman, on the David Letterman Show. At the end of the song he does a harmonica solo but immediately realizes that the harmonica he picked up is in the wrong key. Then he spends nearly a minute looking for the right harmonica while his band has to take up the slack.
Dylan wrote this song for a Western movie that he acted in and I think he played the part of Billy the Kid, the outlaw. The song, was meant to convey his speaking to his Mother as he was dying. The other gentleman with the hat is Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the heartbreakers, a fairly famous Rock Band. They appear to performing this song, from Dylan's catalog. Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize winner and he participates in all sorts of singing his material over the years.
More Dylan songs you will love and need to react to. "Like a Rolling Stone", Hurricane, The times they are a changin, Positively 4th street. So many big artists have covered Dylan songs!
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
bob is considered maybe the best ever songwriter. And he dealt with so many social issues head on. You've heard his songs. mostly covered. Blowing in the Wind, Mr. Tambourine Man, Subteranean Homesick Blues, HIghway 61 revisited. He's been covered by Jimi Hendrix; Peter Paul and Mary. Bob also did supergroup with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison called Traveling Wilbury's - listen to Handle With Care first, Down the line
My Mount Rushmore of musicians starts with Bob Dylan (rounded out with Prince, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington). You just started your trip down the Bob Dylan rabbit hole. Enjoy the journey! I suggest you start with "Like a Rolling Stone", "Simple Twist of Fate" and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"
"The Gentleman Harmonizing" is the late, great Tom Petty...
Bob Dylan is one of Tom's heroes, and this. Is Bob's song.
I'm sure Tom was totally stoked to be playing with Bob, and deferred all attention to him.
Check out "The Traveling Wilburys"... Tom, his heroes, and their heroes, playing together.
All You Dylan Fans..........a visit to the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK is well worth the trip. That sounds like the Staple Singers doing back up? Which makes sense. They did back up with the The Band Last Waltz (The Weight) in which Dylan appeared. And Dylan was key to the success of The Band.
I just call him Bob. He has been through a lot of phases since early 1960’s . I don’t always enjoy his voice but he has been very productive song writer. Bob and Tom Petty, The Band, have done tours together. A lot people have done covers of his songs like, “All along the Watchtower “ has been covered by Jimi Hendricks and U2 and others. And at least at one time considered the best song ever by Rolling Stones magazine, “ Like a rolling stone “ 😊
While in Germany in the Army, I saw Dylan with Tom Petty and Roger McGuinn from The Byrds in 1987 in Nuremberg and this was part of the finale... Yes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Dylan must have wanted the harmony and share the stage with him. This is closing out a concert. Dylan wrote "Blowin in the Wind". A folk trio named Peter, Paul and Mary" performed "Blowin in the Wind" for the Martin Luther King event when Dr. King gave his "I have a dream" speech. Dylan also performed a song at the MLK event. His Song Book is incredible
Our greatest songwriting champion. The rabbit hole is never ending: Tangled Up In Blue, Mr Tambourine Man, Chimes of Freedom, It’s Alright Ma, Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright, Most of the Time, Desolation Row… his repertoire is unmatched.
Bob Dylan is one of the greatest poet/song writers of the 20th century. The guy in the hat is the late great Tom Petty.
I thought that was Tom Petty. RIP to a great musician and human being.
thank you for the info! Bob Dylan is great!
Timeless, legendary, poetic, poignant. In short, fire 🔥🔥🔥
Microphone: it brings an intimacy to the performance that separate microphones lacks perhaps. The Beatles live performances usually employed the practice.
that is interesting!
Dylan’s “backup” band became legendary in their own right as THE BAND. Would love to hear your reaction to one of their songs-suggest “It Makes No Difference” from the film entitled “The Last Waltz.” Love your work.
Van Morrison also does a great cover of this song in the soundtrack for "An Officer and a Gentleman".
I believe the mike sharing practice predates the in ear monitor, it helped harmonize when you could hear the actual voice of the one you're singing with. The Beatles did it a lot, and Dylan is of that same era.
Saw him and Petty in concert when they toured ..Portland OR. They were also a group called Traveling Wilburys.. Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne
My gen too when music genres crossed over in every band and singer..they didnt limit themselves. There was so much comradery
Hi Britt! One of the greatest Bob Dylan covers is the Jimi Hendrix version of "All Along the Watch Tower". Hendrix also does a killer version of Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" in his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Oh, I just Subscribed. Have a great day!
When he performs like this the back up musicians are beyond belief top shelf. For all that when he was in his prime an acoustic guitar and the harmonica was enough to change history - quite literally. He is no youngster here. He is 81 today.
This was a song on the soundtrack of a western movie Patt Garrett and Billy The Kid. This song was written specifically for the death of the character Sheriff Cullen Baker an aging Lawman played by the legendary western actor Slim Pickens
In 1989, Bob Dylan released a collaborative live album with the Grateful Dead. It included seven covers of Dylan's songs that the Dead performed with Dylan: "Slow Train," "Gotta Serve Somebody," "Joey," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "I Want You," "Queen Jane Approximately," and "All Along the Watchtower." It was one of my favorite CDs. Then, in 2004, in Eu Claire Wisconsin, I had an opportunity to see the surviving members of the Grateful Dead in concert. Bob Dylan came out in an all-black rockabilly outfit with a big porkpie hat and played with them for more than an hour. One of my all-time best concert experiences.
This song was written for the movie Pat Garret and Billy The Kid. Dylan is an actor in the movie.
One mic two very unique voices unique phrasing from one place. Tom Petty and Dylan, WOW
Dylan's song was written (used) in the movie, "Pat Garret and Billy the Kid"...aren't we all Knocking on Heaven's Door"? Dylan!!...listen and think...with your heart. BTW, sometimes artists want the raw harmony you get when you share a single mic...don't always trust the sound guy...